OpenPanel.dev

<p><strong>OpenPanel</strong> is an open-source web and product analytics platform that serves as a privacy-friendly alternative to traditional analytics solutions. This WordPress plugin seamlessly integrates <a href="https://openpanel.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenPanel</a> with your WordPress site while maximizing reliability and avoiding ad-blocker interference.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>🚀 Ad-Blocker Resistant</strong>: Serves analytics scripts and API calls from your own domain</li>
<li><strong>📊 Real-Time Analytics</strong>: Get instant insights without processing delays</li>
<li><strong>🔒 Privacy-Friendly</strong>: Cookie-less tracking that respects user privacy (no cookie banners needed!)</li>
<li><strong>⚡ Performance Optimized</strong>: Caches scripts locally and uses efficient proxying</li>
<li><strong>🎯 Product Analytics</strong>: Funnel analysis, retention tracking, and conversion metrics</li>
<li><strong>📈 Web Analytics</strong>: Visitors, referrals, top pages, devices, sessions, and bounce rates</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>This plugin integrates OpenPanel with WordPress in a blocker-resistant way:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Inlines</strong> <code>op1.js</code> directly into your pages (cached locally for 1 week; falls back to CDN if needed)</li>
<li><strong>Bootstraps</strong> the OpenPanel SDK with your Client ID automatically</li>
<li><strong>Proxies</strong> all SDK requests through WordPress REST API (<code>/wp-json/openpanel/</code>)</li>
<li><strong>Preserves</strong> all request methods, headers, query parameters, and body data</li>
<li><strong>Handles</strong> CORS properly for cross-origin requests</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why use a proxy?</strong> Serving scripts and data from your own domain origin avoids third-party blocking and improves tracking reliability significantly.</p>
<h4>Privacy Benefits</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>🍪 No Cookie Banners Required</strong>: OpenPanel uses cookie-less tracking, so you don’t need annoying cookie consent banners</li>
<li><strong>🛡️ GDPR Friendly</strong>: Compliant with privacy regulations without requiring user consent for basic analytics</li>
<li><strong>🔐 Data Ownership</strong>: You maintain full control over your analytics data</li>
<li><strong>🚫 No Personal Data Collection</strong>: Tracks behavior patterns without collecting personally identifiable information</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Learn more at <a href="https://openpanel.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenPanel.dev</a></strong></p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external OpenPanel.dev services to provide web analytics functionality. Here’s what you need to know:</p>
<p><strong>OpenPanel.dev Analytics Service</strong></p>
<ul>
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<p><strong>What it is</strong>: OpenPanel.dev is an open-source web and product analytics platform that combines the power of Mixpanel with the ease of Plausible and one of the best Google Analytics replacements.</p>
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<p><strong>What data is sent</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>User Agent</strong>: Browser and device information for compatibility and analytics</li>
<li><strong>IP Address</strong>: Collected from X-Forwarded-For header for geolocation (no personal identification)</li>
<li><strong>Page Information</strong>: Current page URL/path and referrer information</li>
<li><strong>Event Data</strong>: Other user-defined properties when custom events are triggered via <code>window.op('track', 'event_name')</code></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>When data is sent</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Page Views</strong>: Only when “Track page views automatically” is enabled in settings</li>
<li><strong>Outgoing Link Clicks</strong>: Only when “Track clicks on outgoing links” is enabled in settings  </li>
<li><strong>Custom Events</strong>: Only when website owner implements <code>window.op('track', 'custom_event')</code> method</li>
<li><strong>No background tracking</strong> – data is sent only for the specific interactions you’ve configured</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>External endpoints used</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>https://openpanel.dev/op1.js</code> – Analytics tracking script (cached locally)</li>
<li><code>https://api.openpanel.dev/</code> – Analytics data collection API (proxied through your WordPress site)</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Legal Information</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Service Terms: https://openpanel.dev/terms</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://openpanel.dev/privacy</li>
</ul>
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</ul>
<p>This integration is essential for the plugin’s core functionality of providing website analytics. The plugin uses a proxy approach to serve requests through your own domain to improve reliability and avoid ad-blocker interference.</p>


OpenPanel

OpenPanel WordPress plugin - Privacy-friendly analytics with ad-blocker resistance. Inline tracking scripts and proxy API calls through your domain.

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<h3>Setup this WordPress plugin</h3>
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